READ RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. HE WENT IN YOUR PLACE – PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH 2016.
And he is the head of the body, the church:
who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might
have the preeminence (Colossians 1:18).
The phrase in the theme verse, “the firstborn
from the dead,” doesn’t mean the first to be raised from the dead. Prior to
Jesus’ vicarious death, there were those who had been raised from the dead; so
what the Apostle Paul communicates by the Spirit here, is different. When our
sins were laid on Jesus on the cross, He died spiritually. Spiritual death is
separation from God. Only through a spiritual rebirth does one awake from this
death. Jesus Christ was the first born from spiritual death.
As Jesus hung on the cross, He suffered the
agony of being separated from the Father: “And at the ninth hour Jesus cried
with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is, being
interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34). This was
a result of His being made the sin sacrifice, which automatically identified
with sin: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we
might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
It should have been illegal for Jesus to be
crucified and sent to hell, because He was innocent and without sin, but He
went in our place. Recall the graphic details in Colossians 2:15 when He
engaged Satan in that awful combat in hell, and defeated him and all the cohorts
of darkness: “And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of
them openly, triumphing over them in it.” No one ever came out of spiritual
death or out of Satan’s bondage, but Jesus did. He paid the full penalty for
every man.
Thus, because a righteous man was given for
sinners, it became legal, and possible, for sinners to be given His
righteousness. He took our place of sin, that we might obtain His
righteousness. Now, you’re as righteous as Jesus is! He’s made you the very
expression of His righteousness. The righteousness that He was clothed with was
made available to you, because He died for you, and when He came out of death,
you came out in and with Him. Hallelujah!
PRAYER
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for sending
Jesus, who became the very representation of sin on my behalf, and died in my
place, so that I might be made righteous, and also be the expression of your
righteousness. I walk in, and manifest, your righteousness today and always, in
Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: || Romans 5:17-18 For if by
one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance
of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus
Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to
condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all
men unto justification of life. ||
|| 1 Corinthians 1:30 But of him are ye in
Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and
sanctification, and redemption: ||
|| Isaiah 53:5-7 But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep
have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath
laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a
sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 7:1-53,
2 Chronicles 29-30
2 Chronicles 29-30
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 2 Corinthians
5:1-10,
Isaiah 3
Isaiah 3
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of
Realities Daily Devotional
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